|
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States ==17th century== * 1608 – Captain John Smith sails up Chesapeake Bay and records first description of area that would become future site of Baltimore, then a hunting ground for local American Indians. Smith sails up and records in his map and journal "a river not inhabited yet navigable", which he names the "Bolus Flu" – Indian who hunt in the region call it the "Patapsco". * 1632 – Charter to Colony granted by King Charles I of England to George Calvert (1579–1632), First Lord Baltimore. * 1634 – ''The Ark'' and ''The Dove'', ships of the second Lord Baltimore Cecilius Calvert's (1605–1675) colonizing expedition, lands March 25th (later celebrated as "Maryland Day" – official state holiday) at Blakistone Island (later St. Clement's), later at St. Mary's City, where they establish a capital in future St. Mary's County bringing first European settlers and African slaves to the future colony of the Province of Maryland, with his brother Leonard Calvert (1606–1647), sent as first Governor. * 1650 – "Ann Arundell" County "erected" (founded/established) further north along western shore of Chesapeake Bay of older original English settlements in southern Maryland near St. Mary's City along the Potomac River. Named for Lady Ann Arundell (1615–1649), wife of Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, (1605-1675), Maryland colonial proprietor in England. Eventually this county will border southern Baltimore City and County along Patapsco River's southern shore across the Ferry Branch (later known as Middle Branch). * 1659 – Baltimore County "erected" (founded/established) in the northeast section of Province, north of new "Ann Arundell" County. Includes what is now Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Harford and Cecil Counties (and northern portions just south a few miles from high points of land along southern shore of Patapsco River of previous "Ann Arundell" (spelling )), along with future additional Howard, Carroll, and Kent Counties (south to Chester River). Officeholder of Sheriff for Baltimore County first designated in legal papers from the General Assembly (which is used by historians in light of absent (or missing ) colonial records to assume that the County must have existed by this date as sheriff is mentioned in writing for serving of legal papers). * 1661 – First court sits for Baltimore County, meeting at Capt. Thomas Howell's place in what is now modern Cecil County. * * Charles Gorsuch, a Quaker patents 50 acres of land on narrow jagged peninsula which juts out into the Patapsco River, between what is (later by the 18th century) called the Northwest Branch to the north and the Middle and Ferry Branches to the south and southwest, ending in "Whetstone Point" (including future old "South Baltimore" areas with Federal Hill, Locust Point, Riverside neighborhoods, Spring Gardens, Ferry Bar and Fort McHenry). He promises to pay Lord Baltimore, Cecilius Calvert, 61 pounds sterling per year for the use of the land. * * David Jones hires Peter Carroll to survey 380 acres along the stream which is later named "Jones Falls" in his honor. He built a house and is said to be future Baltimore's first settler. * 1663 – Alexander Mountenay patented land named "Mountenay's Neck" along the Harford Run stream, (where Central Avenue is now paved over in old East Baltimore's Jonestown, later known Old Town neighborhoods such as "Little Italy" are located) and which is later sold and resurveyed to William Fell. * * Land is also patented along Curtis Bay and Curtis Creek southwest off the lower Patapsco River estuary in future adjoining northern Anne Arundel County and southern Baltimore City, (after 1919 Annexation) to Paul Kinsey naming it "Curtis's Neck" and followed in 1679, by his friend George Yates nearby with a grant called "Denchworth", although there is no person of a family of the name "Curtis" appearing in the Province's early land records (which is also applied to the previously named "Broad Creek"). * 1664 – Capt. Thomas Todd purchases land at North Point, end of the "Patapsco Neck" peninsula (in southeastern Baltimore County), between the Back River and the Patapsco, followed by John Boring, merchant in 1679. * 1668 – Thomas Cole takes up 550 acres of property named "Cole's Harbor" in future site of northern Baltimore Town (from Harford Run on the east to future Howard Street on the west and to Madison Street in the north) and combines with "Todd's Range" along the "Basin's" (later Inner Harbor) waterfront, when later sold to James Todd with later owners being Daniel Carroll (– the first" ), (1696−1751), and Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702−1782) who assembled and bought almost 1,000 acres in 1696. * * "Timber Neck" parcel stretching along future Howard, Paca and Eutaw Streets, patented by John Howard, ancestor to later famous scion and Revolutionary War military officer, John Eager Howard (1752–1827). * 1673/74 – Cecil County formed from northeastern portion of Baltimore County and temporarily includes future Kent County on upper Eastern Shore. * 1683 – First mention in records for Baltimore County of a "county seat" with a "port of entry" designated by the Maryland General Assembly on the Bush River, later called "Old Baltimore" (in future Harford County). * 1692 – "Patapsco Hundred" Parish of the established (official) Church of England in the colonial Province of Maryland established for Baltimore County near Colgate Creek (near modern site of the Dundalk and Sea Girt Marine Terminals of the Port of Baltimore), on the "Patapsco Neck" peninsula of southeastern Baltimore County along the north shore of the lower Patapsco River. Later Parish is named as St. Paul's Church or Parish (of the "Anglican" Church) with small log building erected. One of the authorized "Original Thirty" parishes designated in the Province. Later parish church moves in 1730 to newly founded Baltimore Town on the headwaters of "The Basin" of the Patapsco River's Northwest Branch. After several previous sites purchased and later discarded in the Town, final location is chosen at present Lot #19 of the 1730 "Original Survey" bounded by Forest Street (future North Charles Street), New Church Lane (later East Lexington Street), future East Saratoga Street, and future St. Paul's Lane (modern St. Paul Street/Place/Preston Gardens). Lot perched on edge of jagged cliff to east overlooking old southwestward loop of Jones Falls where first brick church building in town (of later three successor structures) is completed in 1739, with surrounding cemetery. Oldest church and congregation in greater Baltimore area and one of the oldest in state. * 1693 - Gov. Nicholson orders that a "garrison" or stone blockhouse/fort (of three ordered) be built in western reaches of Baltimore County (near modern community of Owings Mills) on what was Capt. Risteau's plantation. Built of stone, twenty by fifty feet, with a fireplace and small openings/embrasures for musketry. Later commanded by Capt. John Oldham of the Baltimore County Rangers, the blockhouse is considered enough for one captain and 9 soldiers. Fort Garrison now considered as the oldest colonial fort in Maryland and possibly Middle Atlantic states area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of Baltimore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|